Dell RecoverPoint vs Dell SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility ) [EOL] comparison

"It excels in duplicating data between two distinct types of storage systems."

"RecoverPoint's most valuable feature is the automatic failover."

"The most valuable feature we have found in RecoverPoint is its ability to provide the lowest RPO."

"When it works, it is the best product that is available."

"The solution provides continuous data protection."

"The solution is very stable. Once it's installed, many customers forget they even have it."

"It has improved RTO and RPO."

"It can replicate data from a distant location and it can scan it as well. It has continuous data replication with almost no data loss."

"We've found the support to be very good overall."

"The feature of taking snapshots from the replicated volumes has allowed us to use them for DR testing to validate the application consistent point of recovery."

"RecoverPoint is designed to integrate seamlessly with Dell EMC storage. If you don't have Dell EMC storage, you can't use it with other brands like IBM or HP."

"In the future, I would like Dell RecoverPoint to evolve as an orchestration tool that can integrate with other replication tools such as Microsoft native replication and Oracle Data Guard."

"It is worth mentioning that this solution is no longer supported, primarily because it doesn't replicate between two different storage systems anymore."

"The solution normally supports only specific types and amounts of storage. If it could be increased to support much larger amounts or a wider range, it could fetch a bigger market."

"When it comes to storage and backup, that is where scalability problems have affected us."

"I am waiting for block replication with VirtualBox."

"Considering the speed Dell RecoverPoint can recover data, it would be good if we could replicate data from on-premise to the cloud with this solution."

"The support is horrible."

"If you are new to the product, the initial setup might be a bit difficult."

"The main pain point that we experienced is during device creation. For every newly provisioned volume, creating replication relationships between production and DR site, creating snapshots for third copy at DR site, and configuring them in appropriate replication groups and device groups means that there are lot of steps involved and a lot of room for error. There has to be a lot of checks and balances which need to be incorporated to make sure that the solution is set up correctly."

"It is considered quite costly."

"The price is moderate."

"RecoverPoint came free as an add-on to the PowerProtect Data Manager backup software from Dell EMC."

"The product is fairly priced."

"While I recommend Dell EMC, it depends on your specific use case. Licensing is perpetual, meaning you buy it once."

"Support is an additional subscription."